Two youths from Obunagha community in the Yenagoa Local Government
Area of Bayelsa State on Saturday jumped into the river and drowned while
attempting to evade arrest for allegedly smoking cannabis. They were said to
be smoking the banned substance when men of the state security outfit,
codenamed Operation Doo Akpo, stormed their hideout.
It was learnt that immediately the youths sighted the security operatives,
they took to their heels and jumped into the nearby river where they
drowned.
While the corpse of one of the victims, Meipor Ebinimias, an indigene of
Obunagha and a father of three, was discovered on Saturday evening, the
second victim, said to be a visitor, has yet to be found.
An indigene of the community, identified simply as Preye, said the two
deceased youths, were suspected to be smoking cannabis inside one of the
classrooms in the community’s primary school when the incident occurred.
Preye said, “The youths usually gathered at the community primary school
to smoke hard drugs.
“Chiefs of the community had in the past alerted the police to the activities
of these youths and accused them of using the community school to commit
violent crimes in the state capital.
“On Friday evening, youths were gathered as usual and having fun.
But a few minutes into their merriment, the police arrived.
On sighting the patrol vehicle of the State Special Security outfit, Operation
Doo Akpo, the youths panicked and jumped into the river behind the school.
“But unknown to them, that part of the river was shallow and filled with
dangerous objects.”
It was learnt that the lifeless body of one of the deceased was found on
Saturday.
Our correspondent was further told that search was still on for the corpse of
the second victim.
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